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...Most of all, perhaps, Barshefsky was optimistic on account of the widespread consensus that renewed economic growth is vital to the region - and that free trade is the best and fastest way to that growth. This view got strong endorsement from Andrés Velasco, Sumitomo professor of international finance and development at Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government and a former adviser to Chile in free-trade talks with the U.S. "Growth is the key question facing Latin America today," Velasco said. Analyzing the ways that developing nations could achieve more rapid growth, he said a "great...
...disease's tongue-twisting name implies, instead of simply dispatching an invading virus--like the one that killed Layne--X-linked lymphoproliferative syndrome (XLP) allows white blood cells (including lymphocytes) to grow unchecked, destroying vital organs like the liver, lymph glands and spleen. Inherited by males on their X chromosomes, it usually means death...
Probably the only thing most people care to know about their gurgling inner organs is that they are functioning properly. But for Jean-Pierre Barral, an osteopath practicing in Grenoble, France, the body's vital viscera are like a beautifully complicated timepiece, each part in subtle but perpetual motion relative to the others. "In a single day, your internal organs move 30,000 times," he says. "Your liver alone travels 600 meters...
BRAVO, BETA! Beta-blockers are routinely prescribed to lower blood pressure and reduce the risk of heart attack. Now researchers have shown that low doses of the drug may also help prevent clogged arteries. In a study of 800 adults, the blockers cut by 40% the rate at which vital arteries leading to the brain, known as the carotid arteries, built up plaque. Bonus: unclogged carotids may reduce stroke risk...
...this book, one gets the sense that Chief Justice Rehnquist is confident in his position and proud of his branch of the government. The book ends with a resounding declaration: “There is no reason to doubt that [the Supreme Court] will continue as a vital and uniquely American institutional participant in the everlasting search of civilized society for the proper balance between liberty and authority, between the state and the individual.” And has the book succeeded in the balancing act between accessibility and technical detail? For the most part, yes. Perhaps The Supreme Court...